In recent years, as mediation has become more widely recognised as an alternative to litigation, increasing numbers of individuals and organisations have set themselves up either to train mediators, and/or to practise mediation. Current practice standards are variable, to say the least: some practitioners have minimal training but years of practical experience; some have little or no experience at all but their training providers tell them that they can call themselves ‘accredited mediators’ just by attending their course, while others are offering something they call mediation, which unfortunately turns out to be something else altogether!

It all started at a wedding in Scotland and like an apocalyptic pandemic it soon engulfed the entire world with everyone from Neuroscientists to The Washington Post and from US Senators to Kim Kardashian getting involved

One man in a moment of questionable judgement even rushed out to get a tattoo of a blue and black dress upon his person.